QQ on dailies... boggle, boggle, boggle..

Perhaps I'm just a lot dumber than I thought as I've gotten older and I could use some help here. I do not understand all the bitching and crying and whining over dailies. They are OPTIONAL, you do NOT have to do them. LFR, it is OPTIONAL, you do NOT have to do it. Buuuut Dave, how can I get all the great gear without wasting huge amounts of my life doing dailies, I'm mad and you're stupid, Dave.

Try raiding!! ZOMFGBBQWTFYOUASSHOLE... Yeah, set aside some time, find some folks to get into a 10man and raid. Problem solved. But Dave, I can't raid, I don't have time, I don't have skills.. I don't, I don't, I don't.. OK, well don't bitch and cry that you have to spend time farming it the slow way. Lots and lots and lots of players have completed normal raids in the current xpac and not had to max rep and waste time in LFR to get gear.